Geekoutfit: Ode to Lichtenstein

As you probably guessed by the look of my blog, I'm a huge fan of comic book art. From a purely aesthetic point of view there is nothing that makes me smile quite like the bold, bright colours and graphic art style seen in golden age comics. 

For those who don't know Roy Lichtenstein's work he was a hugely successful pop artist who took a style associated with low brow art and the picture books of nerds and kids and turned it into iconic artwork. Most famous for his piece Whaam! Lichtenstein took mass media imagery and had it transcend it's genre to line the walls of galleries. There might still be a stigma attached to comic book art outside the geek community but nobody will ever dispute the validity of Lichtenstein's contribution to the pop art movement.

I should apologize in advance for the terrible quality of the photos. Until I get a tripod or a photographer this is the best it's gonna get I'm afraid! The whole outfit was inspired by the skirt, which arrived today. I looove this skirt, despite being totally impractical to wear. Nothing like having Zaaap! written across your butt after all.

Pop Art Pencil Skirt: Ebay via vogueline1

Supergirl Sequined T-shirt: Ebay (originally H&M) via esmeleslie

Black Leggings: Primark

Green Cardigan: Primark

Headband: Primark (seeing a theme here?)

Red Belt: Handmedown from mum

Batman/Joker Converse Trainers: ASOS 

To make up for my bad photography here's some better shots of things I'm wearing.

Pop Art Zaap! Skirt

via ebay:vogueline1 listing

Converse All Star DC Batman Hi-Top Trainers - Black

via Ebay (no longer for sale on ASOS)

Supergirl T-shirt: DC via H&M 

via Ebay

Without realizing I dressed in DC merchandise but since I typically have more clothes with DC characters on being a big batman dork, that often happens. Any ebay sellers I've mentioned have been stellar and I'd definitely recommend buying from them.